Paris
The grand tour
Sex and the cities
Buried trésor
Wherever French see merde, there’s someone over the Manche to appreciate a picturesque glitter
Saints and sinners
The dotty suggestion the Queen be canonised is an expression of a hope she will not be forgotten
Liverpool, lies and France’s shame
The Stade de France fiasco bodes ill for forthcoming international sports events
Hilary Hahn: Paris (Deutsche Grammophon)
Hahn’s finely honed skills as a violinist are seldom in demand on this one-star album
Art in Paris under Covid
Mark Le Fanu goes to the Musée Nissim de Camondo, the Marmottan, and the Musée Antoine Bourdelle
The literal gaze of James Tissot
An exhibition of the work of the 19th century painter James Tissot has opened in Paris
Vive Le Roi!
French Royalist groups wait for a king, but is their cause surely lost?
Temperature rises in Paris
Paris unlocks but restrictions remain in place to prevent rioting
The liberation of Paris
Two excruciating months of lockdown have been lifted
The death of conservatism?
Individually and collectively, we must choose life
Join the escalation?
That world war may not erupt imminently is no excuse for being complacent
Anti-Christian persecution is an international problem
Britain should use its diplomatic influence to help
The authorities are inept sheriffs of social media
Politicians, the police and the judiciary should stop trying to control a landscape they do not understand
Why I, as a mother…
Being a mother can change our perspectives and priorities
Office politics
There’s the joker, the slacker, and the bloke who just got fired
Are we being misled on Georgia?
Claims of electoral fraud are serious — but they have not been substantiated
Hatred without end
A year on from October 7th, mutual dehumanisation and refusal of moral responsibility characterises our “debate” over the Gaza war
Foul play
David Peace’s new novel is about much more than football
BBC Verify’s Bangladesh blunder
In trying to combat misinformation, the BBC has spread its own
Hush, nepo baby
Such colourful champions of free speech should be treasured rather than ridiculed
